chip on or chip off

[gdwdwrkr]

Now here we have a mochaware bowl.
It has a chip on it.
-the auctioneer
It has a chip off it.
-me

[BonnieL]

Since I collect certain kinds of pottery, I'd prefer: "It has a chip on the (whatever)." It would make a difference to me (& most collectors) where the chip is - some are more obvious than others.

[Bobinwales]

I would say the it had a chip in it.

[tony h]

Jim :"oops I have just knocked the vase and now it has a chip on it."
Ethel: "I have just found the chip off it. "

[Phil White]

Ah, Jim, you do not change! It is refreshing to see that pedantry is alive and well!

[Phil White]

Seriously, though ...

I am not sure whether I would use "chip on it" and "chip off it" differently (if I were to use "chip off it" at all):

• It has a chip on it -> The chip is small and can possibly be hidden or would not really be noticed.
• It has a chip off it -> There is a significant lump missing

[trolley]

For me:
it has a crack in it
it has a mark on it
it has a chip off it.
The chip is a small fragment that has come off. The bowl is chipped ( or has a chip off it). The floor might have that chip on it.

[Ken Greenwald]

I like "The bowl is chipped." No muss no fuss!
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Ken Greenwald - November 4, 2018

[gdwdwrkr]

Since I collect certain kinds of pottery, I'd prefer: "It has a chip on the (whatever)." It would make a difference to me (& most collectors) where the chip is - some are more obvious than others.

What are you collecting?
Of the Upsala Ekeby, Dybdahl, and related work that I collect, chips on or off are not acceptable. Of course they are not all-that-rare, so perfect examples more plentiful.

[gdwdwrkr]

I like "The bowl is chipped." No muss no fuss!
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Ken Greenwald - November 4, 2018

...and God bless the auctioneer who mentions the fact one way or another!

[gdwdwrkr]

For me:
it has a crack in it
it has a mark on it
it has a chip off it.
The chip is a small fragment that has come off. The bowl is chipped ( or has a chip off it). The floor might have that chip on it.

...and when the runner drops and breaks it, returning to the auctioneer, who says, "and now we'll sell it by-the-piece"....

[BonnieL]

Since I collect certain kinds of pottery, I'd prefer: "It has a chip on the (whatever)." It would make a difference to me (& most collectors) where the chip is - some are more obvious than others.

What are you collecting?
Of the Upsala Ekeby, Dybdahl, and related work that I collect, chips on or off are not acceptable. Of course they are not all-that-rare, so perfect examples more plentiful.

California colorware. I'm not a purist so I have some newer Metlox that I really like. The old stuff, from the '30s & '40s is fantastic - and so are the prices!

[Erik_Kowal]

"The bowl {has a chip/is chipped}"

is sufficient.

[Phil White]

"The plate has a chip on it" never happens. Sheba always licks the platter clean. Very fond of chips, she is - either US chips or UK chips...

[gdwdwrkr]

Since I collect certain kinds of pottery, I'd prefer: "It has a chip on the (whatever)." It would make a difference to me (& most collectors) where the chip is - some are more obvious than others.

What are you collecting?
Of the Upsala Ekeby, Dybdahl, and related work that I collect, chips on or off are not acceptable. Of course they are not all-that-rare, so perfect examples more plentiful.

California colorware. I'm not a purist so I have some newer Metlox that I really like. The old stuff, from the '30s & '40s is fantastic - and so are the prices!

Sturdy-looking stuff, and the "California Mobile" design is eye-catching. Are the prices fantastically-high, or fantastically-low?